X2

90 Working with objects
In MAGIX Video Pro X2 you can use Takes for various applications.
tton lets you set in and out points for scenes. The selected scene can
: either as a source of takes to be
in front of a landscape using the "blue box" effect, the
landscape must be placed on, for example, track 1 and the dancer on track 2 and the "blue
box" effect be activated for the dancer.
• You can divide your videos into takes while loading into the Arranger. To do this, first
press the "Media/Film" button. The transport functions of the transport control no longer
apply to the objects in the Arranger but rather to the video file selected in the Media Pool.
• The Extras bu
subsequently be saved to the Takes directory.
• All scenes found by the automatic scene recognition function can be stored in the Takes
directory. This creates the basis for a quick assembly of found scenes.
• This takes directory may be used in both direction
dragged into the Arranger or a destination directory for new scenes. Use the Takes
directory to build complex storyboards: The individual scenes that make up the video are
cut first, before being arranged on the tracks.
Since
• Takes also contain corresponding effects, one can store different variations of the
same movie with different effects (for example, video cleaning) in the Takes
directory. The Takes directory uses very little me
mory in contrast to rendering out the
actual video files!
Video mix
This term refers to mixing various videos while simultaneously playing them. The video
objects to be mixed must be placed one below the other in the arranger so they overlap in
time. Add a special video mix effect to the lower video, which determines the parts that will
be transparent for the upper video. This way, you look from the bottom to the top through
the arranger.
To make a dancer dance
Tip: For further details on video effects and adjustments, see the chapter "Video effects
(view page 108)".
Magnetic objects
You can attach a video, picture, or text object to moving picture content of another video.
The "Image object" automatically completes the movement of a picture element from the
film. For example, you could use this method to insert a hat that stays on someone's head
throughout, even if the person hops through the picture. Let's roll:
• Place an image object (e.g. a photo of a hat) on a track below a video with a
corresponding image element (e.g. a walking person). The picture element should have
enough contrast in it (bright-dark difference) and should have a consistent size.
• In the Media Pool under "Effects -> Movement effects -> Position/Position", you can
match the zoom of the image object to the video and then position it precisely (i.e. add
the hat to the person).
• Right click on the image object and select the "Attach to image position in the video".
• In the "Attach to image position in the video" dialog, click on "Change size and position".